As we wrap up the year welcoming in the holidays, the kitchen is a perfect workshop to create gifts from your hands and heart.
As a former loyal 4-H member I loved the symbols of Head, Heart, Hands, Health. It was a great influence on my culinary career and has stayed ...
Fall is in full swing. With the days getting shorter and the air becoming crisper, we look to foods that comfort and warm us. We gravitate to soup.
Soup is the wonderful one pot meal that is so versatile. A favorite of our students here is the Roasted Red Pepper Soup. ...
Use this handy fall produce directory for everything autumn!
Tomatoes, like art, come in hundreds of beautiful varieties. They are versatile in cooking and highly nutritious.
Harvesting Tomatoes
Tomatoes can ripen on the vine but can also be picked a few days before they are perfectly ripe and ripen indoors at room temperature.
Tomatoes grown for retail are picked before they ripen ...
Summer in the Midwest is celebrated with delicious sweet corn. Sold on the corner of country roads or grown in backyard gardens, it is the iconic symbol of summer much like the watermelon. It is a staple of the midsummer table.
Corn on the cob is simple to prepare and simple ...
Summer is when we find ourselves gathering more, around a warm fire on a cool summer night or around a grill. The act of gathering with family, friends or our community is such an important part of our wellbeing.
Studies show that the more we gather in groups, the healthier we ...
Here in the Midwest, summertime is full of fresh foods. Snap peas and garden peas, which are climbing legume plants, are easy to prepare. Enjoy them cooked or raw right from the vine.
The Snap Pea
Peas are divided into two categories: edible pod or inedible pod.
These cool season vegetables ...
Spring conjures up thoughts of warmer weather and asparagus. Asparagus is a versatile and nutritious vegetable that can be cooked a variety of ways.
About Asparagus
Varieties include green, purplish or purple green, or European White.
Treat asparagus like flowers, trimming the ends.
Store stalks upright in water or wrap ends ...
In the Leishman Center we love to feature beans in our classes.
These mighty plant proteins are so versatile. They provide many health benefits to the diet plus come in a multitude of easy to use forms. Canned, dried, or frozen they are ready to deliver a great combination of protein ...
February is the perfect month to take care of your heart.
Emotionally and physically.
Valentine’s Day and the American Heart Association honor this month to remind us of the importance of a healthy lifestyle that supports healthy hearts.
Exercise as simple as a nice walk daily. Diet that does not include processed foods. ...
